South Dakota Special Weather Statement | Effective 05/13/2026 21:49

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued May 13 at 10:49PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
May 13, 2026 - 9:49pm
Expires: 
May 13, 2026 - 10:30pm
Description: 
At 1049 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking gusty showers near Slim Buttes Housing, or 14 miles west of Pine Ridge, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Pine Ridge, Oglala, Wounded Knee, Batesland, Loneman, Prairie Winds Casino, South Lakeside, Wakpamni, Number 4, Calico, Wolf Creek Housing, Porcupine Butte Housing, Slim Butte, Slim Buttes Housing, and southwestern Pine Ridge Reservation.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description: 
Eastern Fall River; Southern Oglala Lakota
Forcast Office: 
NWS Rapid City SD